Heitman US Real Estate Securities Fund
Jerry Ehlinger, CFA

Jerry Ehlinger, CFA

Managing Director, Lead Portfolio Manager
Publice Real Estate Securities

With firm 9 years, 24 years investment experience

Jerry is Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Real Estate Securities. He is responsible for leading the firm’s regional and global public real estate securities strategies, and is a member of the group’s Global Investment Committee. Jerry is also a member of the firm’s Global Management Committee, and an equity owner of the firm. Jerry holds 23 years of experience in real estate and investment management, including 13 years of experience managing global real estate securities portfolios. He previously served as Portfolio Manager for Heitman’s North America Real Estate Securities group, and co-Portfolio Manager for the group’s global strategies. Previously, Jerry was Lead Portfolio Manager and Head of Real Estate Securities, Americas at DB/RREEF Real Estate. He began his career at Morgan Stanley Asset Management, where he primarily covered the REIT sector as both a sell-side analyst and senior research associate.

Jerry received an MS in Finance, Investment and Banking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a BS in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Among other professional affiliations, Jerry is a member of the NAREIT Real Estate Investment Advisory Council, the CFA Institute, and the CFA Society of Chicago.

Jeffrey Yurk, CFA

Jeffrey Yurk, CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Public Real Estate Securities

With firm 15 years, 17 years real estate experience

Jeffrey is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager in Heitman's North American Public Real Estate Securities group. He is an equity owner of the firm. Jeffrey is responsible for portfolio management, including fundamental company and market analysis. In addition, he is responsible for monitoring and assessing the health of the US capital markets. He works with the firm’s Client Service & Marketing group to understand the needs, situations and objectives of the firm's clients. Prior to joining Heitman, Jeffrey was with Principal Global Investors, where he was responsible for providing quantitative and qualitative research on seasoned commercial mortgage-backed securities issuances.

Jeffrey received a BBA and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a CFA Charterholder.

Charles Harbin, CFA

Charles Harbin, CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Public Real Estate Securities

With firm 9 years, 17 years real estate experience

Charles is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Heitman’s North American Public Real Estate Securities group. He is responsible for portfolio management, including fundamental company and market analysis. Prior to joining the firm, he was with Deutsche Bank/RREEF as a senior analyst/vice president, developing long/short equity and debt investments for its multi-strategy, multi-asset class hedge fund. Prior to working at RREEF, Charles was a long/short equity analyst for Renascent Capital Management and a derivatives analyst for Prebon Yamane, a financial brokerage and consulting firm.

Charles received a BA in Economics with honors from Sewanee, The University of the South.